The conversation around climate change is often bleak and terrifying, but it doesn’t have to be that way, says climate behavior scientist Jiaying Zhao, or JZ. In this episode, JZ and happiness researcher Elizabeth Dunn join Chris to discuss why we need to account for happiness in climate solutions. JZ and Elizabeth argue since happiness is contagious, making happiness-driven decisions go further in influencing behavioral change than fear-based tactics. They also talk about an anesthetic gas that releases more carbon than CO2 and why you should google if your bank is investing money in fossil fuels.Featured guest<ul><li>Follow JZ on <a href="https://x.com/jiayingzhao" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiaying-zhao-ubc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and at <a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/jiaying-zhao/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">psych.ubc.ca/profile/jiaying-zhao/</a></li><li>Follow Elizabeth Dunn at <a href="https://dunn.psych.ubc.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dunn.psych.ubc.ca/</a></li><li>Learn more at <a href="https://happyclimate.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://happyclimate.org/</a></li><li>Buy <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773541/leave-the-lights-on-by-elizabeth-dunn-and-jiaying-zhao/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leave the Light On</a></li></ul>Connect with the team<ul><li>Follow Chris on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and at <a href="https://chrisduffycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chrisduffycomedy.com</a></li><li>Buy Chris’ book, <a href="https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Humor Me</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TEDPods" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TEDPods</a></li><li>Follow TED on <a href="https://x.com/TEDTalks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TED" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li></ul>For the full text transcript, visit <a href="https://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go.ted.com/BHTranscripts</a>Fill out our survey at <a href="https://bit.ly/BHSurvey6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/BHSurvey6</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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